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Assad asserts more control over Damascus

DAMASCUS -- The Syrian regime of Bashar Assad is close to controlling all of Damascus for the first time in about five years. Hundreds of rebel fighters have evacuated the last part of Syria's capital city held by the opposition.

CBS News correspondent Seth Doane says there are reminders everywhere that President Assad is in control in the heart of the city. For a regime that does not shy away from propaganda, one of the biggest victories may be closer than ever: controlling not just the center of Damascus, but the outskirts, too.